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Plant Reproduction

Reproduction is the process by which living KEY CONCEPTS

organisms produce new individuals of their
• Sexual reproduction in plants
kind. For any living thing to continue the
• Germination
survival of its kind on earth, it needs to • Need of dispersal for survival

reproduce. Plants reproduce through seeds, • Other ways of reproduction in
roots, leaves or stem. plants: vegetative reproduction

Sexual Reproduction in Plants

In sexual reproduction, two parents (male and female) are involved in producing a new

individual. Male and female reproductive cells (called gametes) combine to form a single
cell called zygote. The zygote divides to form a multicellular structure called embryo.
Embryo develops into a new individual. In plants, embryo formed as a result of sexual

reproduction is present inside the seed.

anther

Stamen is the male reproductive part of a fl ower. Anther
in a stamen produces pollen grains. Pollens contain male

reproductive cells. fi lament

stigma
Stamen

style
Pistil is the female reproductive part of a fl ower. Stigma is at
the tip of a pistil. It is sticky and receives the pollen grains

ovule during pollination.
ovary

Pistil

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